The Brookhaven leader., 1887-01-20
LAWRENCE COUNTY MATTERS.
News Gathered and Reported by
Our Special Correspondent.
MONTICELLO, Miss, Jan. Is, 1886.

MONTICELLO, Miss, Jan. IL, 1886.
There was a legal hght in court Mon
day between Coon and "a Fox.
Mr.. w. A. Byrne, who is doing bust
ness for Mr.. A. COhn, has brought his
family back to town, and they will live
in the old Pepper house.
Our worthy young friend J. VI. Wylie,
of Huntsville, has moved in town, Occu-
plying quarters with the sheriff. He will
be the Sheritf's regular deputy.
Our new Jail cost $4,000. A good many
Of the boys were around inspecting it
this week, and all agreed it was fine
structure to stay OH the outside Of
Mr. Ben. Sauls has removed his mer-
camille business to his fathers in the
Southwestern part of the county, and the
house occupied by him in town, is for
the present vacant.
Monticello has largo union Sunday
School, the best for many years; it has
been in operation for one year, and in
stead of weakening, it grows stronger
every week, We feel proud of its success,
and it's good influences.
Rev. J. H. Gambrell, Financial Secre-
! tary of the State Prohibition Executive
/ COnlUlJtet, lCCJHIcu W ldlSt anu dNtcu-
tive audiences in the Court House Mon
day and Monday night, and each lecture
was we'll received and highly intertain-
! ing to all who heard it. Old Lawrence,
the pioneer Prohibition county of the
State, intends to stand firm in the faith.
Circuit Court convened Monday morn
! ing, Judge Mayors and District-Attorney
HuddlestOn both being promptly on hand.
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ed from the lists published in TIE LEAD
Err of the 9th. There is one murder case
on the docket, but whether it will be dis
posed of at this term or not is uncertain.
The lawyers i'll attendance are Messrs.
LONGING and Weathersby, of the home
bar: K. II. Thompson and A. G. McNair,
of BroOkhaven; Ben King, of Beaure-
gard, and ID. NJ. Watkins, of Columbia.
The Editor of THE LEADER is also in
attendance upon the Court, shaking hands
with his Lawrence patrons.
MARRIED-At the residence of the
brides mother, by E. Daughtry, J. p,
Mr.. 5. A. j. Brauning, of Monticello, to
Miss Laura Peavey, of beat 3.
Mr.. Brannlng was a widOwer having
the misfortune to lose his wife "a year OIL
so ago. Though advancing little III
years, yet he is as active, sprightly and
and cheerful as youth. The "boys" en-.
deavored to amuse themselves at his
expense, but uncle Jack" was equal to
the occasion and enjoyed the jokes n,
well as they.
During the trip to perform the cere
monies, Squire Daughtry came in close
proximity to t he business end of q mule
and Rugged the animals hind feet in
such way that was not very pleasant tC
the old Squire. We advise him not to
monkey mid de mule"
The county Superintendent of Educa.
ton, spent last week with his schools
having visited nine of them. He reports
Them for the most part, in fine condition
He found several without adequate
buildings and poorly provided with fur
nature; yet they kept in session during
the coolest weather, and were generally
well attended. He is more convinced
than ever that the winter season is the
best for schools: he finds total absense
of that dull sleepiness peculiar to sum.
mer schools. He finds the pupils awake
active, stndious and bouyant; and though
the hours of study are fewer, the scholars
do not become wearied, and learn much
faster. Only thirteen schools, taught by
fourteen teachers, are i'll operation for the
winter, and they are all white. The
Superintendent compliments the lady
teachers of his comfy, and predicts the
time near when all the schools will be il
the hands of the fair sex.